Santa Barbara CA

VENTURA, Calif. – The Ventura County Fire Department evacuated residents after a house fire at the 1300 block of Camino Cristobal at Lynn Ranch just before 7:00 p.m. Saturday. Initial first responders at the scene observed heavy smoke and fire from the garage, and a car remains inside, according to the VCFD....

A lot is happening across the Central Coast as we near the end of the work week! Here are six fun things to do this weekend, from Thursday, July 17th, through Sunday, July 20th, plus a few extra!

Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Charitable giving and philanthropy are part of our identity, which is why Noozhawk is proud to support the nonprofit community...

A judge has given environmental groups a little more breathing room in the fight over efforts to restart a Santa Barbara County oil pipeline, which caused a massive spill in 2015. Sable Offshore Corporation has been working to repair and reactivate the pipeline, which ruptured in 2015 on the Gaviota...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif., July 18, 2025 — LEAP: Learn • Engage • Advocate • Partner and Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. are teaming up for a free, family-friendly celebration featuring flying trapeze and delicious food on Saturday, July 26th. The event...

Going up and down State Street just got a lot easier! The new State Street Loop pilot program has brought golf carts as a new way to trolley from place to place. It’s a six-month pilot program implemented by the City of Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Friends of State Street in mid-May, meant to offer free and...

The corner of State and Arrellaga streets in Santa Barbara, the site of the Isla Vista Food Co-op and formerly Cantwell’s Market & Deli, is on its way to becoming a four-story apartment and commercial project. The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission voted 6-1 on Wednesday to grant final...

Residents at Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt are speaking out about changes at their mobile home park following its purchase by a new owner. T

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – After 33 years of service, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig has announced his retirement. Hartwig plans to retire at the end of the year, having served as fire chief for the county since 2019. A press release by the county says Hartwig has served a "respected leader at The...

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating 85-year-old Sonia Lang Crestfield, a resident of Friendship Manor in Isla Vista, who has been missing for nearly seven days. Crestfield, who suffers from dementia and is considered at-risk, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11, near 6647...